September 12/10 11:30 am - Montreal ProTour - UPDATES

It is a cool overcast day in Montral as we await the start of the 16 lap, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on the Mont Royal circuit.

Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) did not start today due to illness

Michael Barry arrived last night. He was originally scheduled to ride but had to withdraw as he is still recovering from the 2 crashes late in the season. He will be riding in the team car today - "For the first time in my career" he said

The Mayor of Montreal was the official starter and .... the race is on

Lap 2

At the end of lap 1 there were 2 riders : Maarten Tjallingii (Rabobank) and Miguel Minguez Ayala (Euskaltel-Euskadi) away with a small gap